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Cordell Hull

1871 - 1955

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Cordell Hull (October 2, 1871 – July 23, 1955) was an American politician and diplomat who served as the United States Secretary of State for nearly twelve years under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, making him the longest-serving Secretary of State in United States history. Born in a log cabin in what is now Pickett County, Tennessee, Hull’s early career included service as a lawyer, military officer in the Spanish–American War, state legislator, and judge before his election to the House of Representatives in 1906. He served in Congress for over two decades, interrupted only briefly by a term as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. In 1933, Roosevelt appointed Hull as Secretary of State, a position in which he became a principal architect of the Good Neighbor policy toward Latin America and a key figure in shaping U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cordell Hull is the 4,311th most popular politician (down from 4,072nd in 2019), the 1,575th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,287th in 2019) and the 142nd most popular American Politician.

Cordell Hull was the longest-serving Secretary of State in American history. He is most famous for negotiating the United Nations Charter and the Bretton Woods Agreement.

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Among politicians, Cordell Hull ranks 4,311 out of 19,576. Before him are Katō Kiyomasa, Jindeok of Silla, Zhu Rongji, Justa Grata Honoria, Barak, and Valdemar, King of Sweden. After him are Michael Hainisch, Nicu Ceaușescu, Rodolphe Seeldrayers, Cyrus Vance, Antonio Segni, and Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Cordell Hull ranks 28. Before him are František Kupka, Giacomo Balla, Stjepan Radić, William Stern, Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia, and Alexander von Zemlinsky. After him are Leonid Andreyev, Lyonel Feininger, Ernst Zermelo, Willem Mengelberg, Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro, and Nicolae Iorga. Among people deceased in 1955, Cordell Hull ranks 35. Before him are Michael Chekhov, Mihály Károlyi, Leonid Govorov, Major Ritchie, Oswald Avery, and Alfred Radcliffe-Brown. After him are Rodolphe Seeldrayers, Alexandros Papagos, Yves Tanguy, Garegin Nzhdeh, Archie Hahn, and Princess Clémentine of Belgium.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cordell Hull ranks 1,575 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel Dennett (1942), Raymond Leo Burke (1948), Alan Ladd (1913), George Stinney (1929), Roger Zelazny (1937), and Mark Ruffalo (1967). After him are Jack Black (1969), Walter Hunt (1796), Cyrus Vance (1917), Mamie Eisenhower (1896), Billie Eilish (2001), and Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr. (1868).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Cordell Hull ranks 142. Before him are Bill de Blasio (1961), Éamon de Valera (1882), Paul Manafort (1949), John Kennedy (1951), Janet Yellen (1946), and Mitt Romney (1947). After him are Cyrus Vance (1917), Paul P. Harris (1868), Janet Mills (1947), George Clinton (1739), John B. Kelly Sr. (1889), and Mike DeWine (1947).

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